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Crassatella (Bathytormus) fuchsi

Bivalvia - Carditida - Crassatellidae

Taxonomy
Crassatella fuchsi was named by Slodkevich (1932) [Crassatella Fuchsi = Crassatella Desmaresti Deshayes: Fuchs, 1870, p. 82, pl. 4, text-fig. 4; Klushnikov, 1958, p. 82, pl. 6, figs. 5. = Crassatella koeneni Vinc.: Tsittel’, 1934, p. 576, text-fig. 901.].

It was recombined as Crassatella (Bathytormus) fuchsi by Berezovsky (2018).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Bathytormus clarkensis, Bathytormus flexurus, Bathytormus hemileius, Bathytormus jeffreysi, Bathytormus lamellosus, Bathytormus productus, Bathytormus tenuistriatus, Bathytormus zitteliana, C. aequalis, C. africana, C. aperta, C. bellovacensis, C. boncevi, C. bosqueti, C. brandmayri, C. carcaensis, C. carcarensis, C. carcarensis, C. carolinana, C. chaillolensis, C. chatfieldensis, C. chilena, C. ciplyensis, C. compressirostrea, C. conradi, C. dainellii, C. deformis, C. depressa, C. desensis, C. deshayesiana, C. dilatata, C. distincta, C. djakovi, C. eutawacolens, C. evansi, C. exalta, C. excelsa, C. faxensis, C. foveolata, C. franzeseii, C. fruscogorensis, C. gabbi, C. gigantea, C. grignonensis, C. groenwalli, C. haskoviensis, C. hemileia, C. incurva, C. inglisia, C. inquirenda, C. ioannes, C. jousseaumi, C. kaiseri, C. kokeni, C. krachi, C. krumbecki, C. littoralis, C. maruejoli, C. montensis, C. negreetensis, C. neusensis, C. newkirkensis, C. nilotica, C. normaniana, C. obliquata, C. oblongata, C. ocordia, C. parva, C. pauxilla, C. pirovanoi, C. planiuscula, C. pleshakovi, C. plicata, C. porcus, C. protracta, C. protracta, C. pugetensis, C. pyrenaica, C. quaasii, C. quinlanensis, C. radiatus, C. regularis, C. rhombea, C. roodensis, C. rossii, C. sanchezi, C. schaurothi, C. schoonoverae, C. seccoi, C. semilaevis, C. sforzai, C. sinuosa, C. slavonica, C. sowerbyi, C. subgibbosula, C. subsulcata, C. tenuistriata, C. tenuisulcata, C. thallavignesi, C. transversus, C. trapoquara, C. trigonata, C. trigonula, C. tumidum, C. ustjurtensis, C. uvasana, C. uvasana, C. vadosa bexarensis, C. vadosa cedarensis, C. vadosa chatfieldensis, C. vadosa manorensis, C. wasana, C. washingtonensis, C. wemmelensis, C. wilcoxi, C. yabei, C. gibbosula, C. fuschsi, C. gigantica, C. imitatoris, C. jamaicensis, C. manifesta, C. negreetensis, C. personata, C. remissacosta, C. subrotunda, C. oblongata, C. pauxilla, C. ustjurtensis, C. tenuicostata
Entered
by P. Wagner on 2026-06-16; modified by P. Wagner on 2026-06-16

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1932Crassatella fuchsi Slodkevich p. 16 figs. pl. 1, fig. 3
2018Crassatella (Bathytormus) fuchsi Berezovsky pp. 1253 - 1255 figs. Plate 9, figs. 6–10; Fig. 6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
RankNameAuthor
Heterodonta(Neumayr 1884)
CarditioniDall 1889
orderCarditida(Dall 1889)
superfamilyCrassatelloidea(Férussac 1822)
familyCrassatellidaeFérussac 1822
subfamilyCrassatellinaeFérussac 1822
genusCrassatellaLamarck 1799
subgenusBathytormus()
speciesfuchsi(Slodkevich 1932)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
A. A. Berezovsky 2018Valves covered with relatively densely spaced concentric ribs having lamellar crest. In valve center, 10-mm-high area, upper boundary of which located at distance of 10 mm from umbo containing 9–11 lamellar ribs. Anterior part of shell extended anteriorly and downwards. Posterior branch of hinge line slightly concave.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitesuperf
Environment: marinesuperf
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: shallow infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindsuperf
Created: 2009-08-17 20:25:42
Modified: 2018-02-27 08:17:28
Source: f = family, superf = superfamily
References: Eames 1951, Sanchez Roig 1926
Collections
No collection or age range data are available